Hidden Figures
- Year
- 2017
- Description
- Cast includes Mahershala Ali, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Taraji P. Henson, Aldis Hodge, Janelle Monáe, Jim Parsons, and Octavia Spencer.
Dramatizes the lives of Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Dorothy Vaughan, three of the African American women who worked as mathematicians for NASA in the 1960s during the race to the moon. - Director
- Melfi, Theodore
- Writer
- Melfi, Theodore; Schroeder, Allison
- Producer
- Chernin, Peter; Gigliotti, Donna; Melfi, Theodore; Topping, Jenno; Williams, Pharrell
- Cinematographer
- Walker, Mandy
- Editor
- Teschner, Peter
- Production Team
- Chernin Entertainment, Fox 2000 Pictures, Levantine Films, and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
- Genre
- Feature Film
Drama - Source
- Based on the book Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
- Language
- English
Available with dubbed French or Spanish dialogue - Media Format
- 1 DVD (127 min.) or 1 streaming video (127 min.)
- Type
- Color
- Additional Content
- The DVD includes featurettes about Katherine Johnson.
- Original Release Date
- 2016
- Updated
- 12-05-2023
Production Information
Film InformationReviews
New York Times, Dec. 22, 2016Video Librarian, May–June 2017, 22